The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater. James Fisher.
asbestos curtain — noun see asbestos I, 3 … Useful english dictionary
asbestos — Synonyms and related words: act drop, amianthus, asbestos board, asbestos curtain, backdrop, batten, border, cloth, coulisse, counterweight, curtain, curtain board, cyclorama, decor, drop, drop curtain, earth flax, fire break, fire curtain, fire… … Moby Thesaurus
curtain — Synonyms and related words: Z, abatis, act, act drop, advanced work, afterpiece, apodosis, apply to, asbestos, asbestos board, awning, backdrop, balistraria, bamboo curtain, bank, banquette, barbed wire entanglement, barbican, barricade, barrier … Moby Thesaurus
Curtain wall — For defensive curtain walls in medieval buildings, see Curtain wall (fortification). Glass curtain wall of the Bauhaus Dessau A curtain wall is an outer covering of a building in which the outer walls are non structural, but merely keep out the… … Wikipedia
asbestos — asbestine /as bes tin, az /, asbestous, adj. asbestoid, asbestoidal, adj. /as bes teuhs, az /, n. 1. Mineral. a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles. 2. a fabric woven from… … Universalium
Safety curtain — A safety curtain (or fire curtain in America) is a fire safety precaution used in large proscenium theatres. It is usually a heavy fiberglass or iron curtain located immediately behind the proscenium arch. Asbestos based materials were originally … Wikipedia
safety curtain — a sheet of asbestos or other fireproof material that can be lowered just inside the proscenium arch in case of fire, sealing off the backstage area from the auditorium. Also called fire curtain. [1905 10] * * * … Universalium
Iroquois Theater Fire — By the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) records, it is still, as of 2008, the worst single building fire in U.S. history with the most fatalities. The New York City Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire claimed 148, the Great Chicago Fire… … Wikipedia
The Paramount Theatre (Austin, Texas) — Infobox nrhp | name = Paramount Theater caption = The Paramount Theater in 2006 location = 713 Congress Ave Austin, Texas, USA nearest city = lat degrees = 30 lat minutes = 16 lat seconds = 10.19 lat direction = N long degrees = 97 long minutes … Wikipedia
Iroquois theatre — The most disastrous theatre fire of the modernist era was the one in which over 600 people died at the Iroquois Theatre (seating capacity 1,724) on Randolph Street in downtown Chicago. At the sold out matinee performance of Mr. Bluebeard,… … The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater
